A Student’s Point of View: Other Important Influences when at College

Sometimes being a student does not provide enough emotional satisfaction and students look elsewhere to broaden their experiences. RIT provides so many clubs and extracurricular opportunities including Greek life. It should be no surprise that Greek Life at RIT is much different than anything you’ve seen in movies.  That being said, I though it might […]

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A Student’s Point of View: Being a Student Athlete

I have enjoyed blogging this semester and for this post I thought it might be interesting to feature a student athlete. In particular I wanted to share some of the realities of being a D1 student athlete at RIT.  I’ve always been curious about why athletes do what they do, and the academic lifestyle they […]

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A Student’s Perspective: A Beginner’s Guide to the RIT Photo Cage

So, what is this magical place photo geeks refer to as the School’s cage? The cage is the camera gear heaven students visit to check out (borrow) all sorts of equipment. This includes cameras, lenses, flashes and lighting equipment, tripods, and many other camera accessories. CAD and Photo students are allowed to check out equipment […]

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A Student’s Point of View: Introducing Mia Guariano

Hi y’all! My name is Mia Guariano and I am a third year Photographic Sciences major in the Imaging and Photographic Technology option. I am also (hopefully) working on a minor in advertising and public relations. I am currently from Syracuse, New York, however I have moved around quite a bit. Recently, I have become […]

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A Student’s Point of View: Introducing Emily Sudock

Hello my name is Emily Sudock. I am a sophomore advertising photography student and I am excited to now be working as the RIT Photo student blogger. I am replacing Ashley Crichton, who previously was in this role. For my first post, I thought I’d share a little about myself.  I’m proud to call RIT […]

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Student Feature: Joseph Matty

We invited junior Joe Matty to share his story. Joe is from Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Joe has also lived in Powell Wyoming, just outside of Yellowstone National Park, an experience which he shared helped shape him as a person and a photographer. He is currently a third year fine art photo student. […]

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Only at RITphoto: Production Photography

PHAP 337 – Production Photography Spring 2018 by Clay Patrick McBride Senior Lecturer, Advertising Photographer From the course syllabus “Production Photography focuses on the storytelling side of professional illustration. Assignments for the course will include recreating historical events, inventing futuristic scenes, creating believable period pieces. All of the assignments will have an emphasis on narrative solutions. […]

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2018 RITphoto Scholarship Winners

Every spring semester, the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences invites students to submit portfolios for consideration of one or more of the School’s many work-based scholarships. A scholarship committee, consisting of faculty drawn from all of the school’s programs, evaluates portfolios based on the intent of individual scholarship donors. These scholarships are possible because […]

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Imagine RIT 2018

Members of the RITphoto community have been serious contributors to the Imagine festival for 11 years.  The RIT campus produced  a record 438 exhibits this year. Shared below are a number of snapshots of members of the RITphoto community including faculty, staff, students showcasing their displays. Even though it rained the entire day, no one’s […]

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